Blood Oath in Hongland

After seven years of a hidden relationship, Assistant White discovers a wedding ring and anticipates a proposal from Ken Dixon. Instead, at a company event, she watches in shock as he publicly proposes to Hazel, an intern. When an accident leads to spilled wine, Ken harshly berates White to comfort his new fiancée, ignoring her feelings and their history. Devastated by his cruelty, she decides to finally let go, calling her mother to agree to the arranged marriage she once rejected.

At exactly three in the morning, a gruesome discovery is made on the desolate outskirts of the city. Submerged in a grim sewage pool lies a lifeless body, marking the tragic and abrupt end of a narrative cut short. In Goodbye, My Dearest, this horrifying event serves as the chilling anchor for a dark tale. Blending elements of a modern mystery story and a haunting horror novel, the narrative explores the grim reality of a life stolen in the shadows of the periphery.

When her five-year-old twin daughters eat his mistress's leftover cake, a ruthless Falcone patriarch sends them to the brutal St. Lazarus compound. Despite their mother's desperate pleas to take their place, her husband remains cold, dismissing the girls as spoiled. The next day, she and her sister-in-law Lucia discover the young girls' bruised, lifeless bodies. As her husband publicly celebrates his mistress's new pregnancy, the devastated mother is left hollow, wishing only to escape.

Five years after rescuing an amnesiac Liam Kingston in Aspen, they wed. But on day two of their marriage, Liam’s memories return, bringing his wealthy fiancée Chloe back. Blinded by a fabricated report accusing his new bride of orchestrating his past accident, Liam locks her away in a penthouse. After three months of agonizing isolation, she is secretly diagnosed with terminal cancer. Facing her husband once more, she hands him the ultimate choice: divorce papers.

While she suffocated inside a stalled elevator, her billionaire fiancé Lucas ignored her medical emergency to flirt with his new secretary. Even after she was rushed to the hospital, his attention remained entirely elsewhere. The final straw comes on the ride home, where she discovers a wedding photo of him and his assistant. When he coldly demands she keep her hands off his things, she realizes their relationship is over. She quietly discards her engagement ring, letting go of a love that was never truly hers.

Coleen Maine once despised her wealthy academic nemesis, the elite hockey player Hayden Michaels. Though she hoped their rivalry ended at graduation, they are unexpectedly reunited as college freshmen. While Coleen manages her new job and heavy course load, she notices Hayden has changed. His previous hostility has faded, replaced by an intense, lingering gaze. Coleen is forced to question if their mutual bitterness is evolving into a different, deeper connection.